The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1887-06-26

Reagan on PrOliiblttous
PAtE-riNE. August 2O l-s5 The
question of local option aud pr0hibi-
tIon having been Tor several days at
fever heat IN this county, Hnd in view
of the great interest uauMstcd all
over the country tho y W. cores
p6ndcnt, on Tuesday songlt the Hon,
John II. RcAgnu for the lurl use OF
ascc tAiuingns views on ID "a 'Jcct
know that the readers of h. News
would Be glad 90 hcar what the Palcs-
tine statesman hHd to Say ui % this
absorbing topic.
Judge" said the reporter. "thc
News desires your views on the qucs.
ton of prohibition ana lccel opuon,
now occupy ing public Attcrlnl"
"Wcll ' said the Judge, "l do not
agree with the cxtr, ne n. on either
side OF tpcse qu stiOn-, ANA my vir"-
are not likely TO satisfy ca ue. Am
both against drunkenness hui against
lcgi-latiug on merely moral OF suEp-
tuary questions Drunkenness rs a
crime. and would puul-h b. t- such
by heavy penalties. No Lru h'-
moral, legal or social righ''u make u
cra/l brute OF hlm-cIi 10 hr2 rct ana
,.bu-c or -tarvc his wiie uut cnidrcn,
toin-u't, abuse or lniurc h- ne Oh
bor-. or 10 outrage the r.gIf- Il de-
cent society. I hj, We can, in this
state rightly prevent by D." nnd by
penalties imposed on the pr -1r guilty
OF such thug-. but / doub Doth the
right and the policy OF providing by
lnW for the punishment ut t'r sling
of iutnNfr.tiur lquors ON tu' Ground
that it B., morally wrougWub may lead
"Reminiscences h.I Sc, u-o, that
We may ughuull p.. H punish
the ceiling or gvWg of Liquors to
minors. and ought to d'-o.
$40 sou intend wha you cc said
10 nuulv IT, both plo,H'i.u and
local option:
81 dr: ANA W.-hto say 'Wh,r that
II ems 10 me There i- ID want Of
proper understanding hc, " On the
parties ~ to the true i.1uc involved.
II aupcAr- 20 be- a.,umri tnhl those
oppo- 1t to prohibition and local
option claim the right o. "a man to
get drunk il he wishes f. lgnOrcnt
prr-uu- may 40 n--umr. bat ] doubt If
nm, iutcIl gent prr- % viii ch. IA any
such ri0ht. what the up. uucnt7 of
local option and prOhibitlan -hould
toe understood To claim in lhHt il Is
dangerous 10 e. vii liberty to ei-lntc
on merely moral question:, b,cu-c
we can have NO uniform huaAri Of
morals, cor 10 lcgt-Inir uu -uLpiuHry
question: bee use thpt W'uld inter
icrc with the indiv'duai rights of
CitiLeu- ANA 80 this view sub
scribe. But the pun shmcnt ot
drunkenness aud of the sale
OF liquor 10 minors IL for
the prevention Of crime, aud not leg
cation On merely moral question or
sumptuAry Legislation. On the other
hnud, 1t seems to bc assumed that
those IA favor OF prohibition and local
option Aro i'm favor of legislation on
m,r,lspd sumptuary questions, when
IN fact their war IL on temperance
Some OF these would, NO doubt, carry
the war ON drunkenness too tar and
go TO the extent of lcIielAling on
moral and rumptuary questions. but
the moro thoughtful VIII, NO doubt,
be rputent with efficient legislation
to prevent drunkenness and It's dread
tu con 'qucmccs and the dChAuchiu@
OF minors, without entering on the
dangerous ground ot lcgi-mting on
mora questions or aging what mol
shall ch. OF wear
LEruH oIuoN.GEoEDErurp.
JrfrEr-oN, NTil4o, 1851
T. $. have ig-f read ~cuator
Coke letter of tine 18th inst. in the
DAim- News \, member OF tho
committee which prepared the plat